CBD Creams & Topicals

CBD creams, balms, and other topical products can offer soothing relief for irritated skin or aches and pain in your muscles and joints.** In addition to organic cannabidiol, our CBD topicals also contain the finest active botanicals and skincare ingredients available. The result is a broad selection of topical CBD products for a variety of needs: including CBD cream and balm for relieving minor muscle and joint pain, a skin-pampering balm stick, and spa-worthy CBD bath bombs. Whatever your need, we have the CBD topical for you!

CBD creams, balms, and other topical products can offer soothing relief for irritated skin or aches and pain in your muscles and joints.** In addition to organic cannabidiol, our CBD topicals also contain the finest active botanicals and skincare ingredients available. The result is a broad selection of topical CBD products for a variety of needs: including CBD cream and balm for relieving minor muscle and joint pain, a skin-pampering balm stick, and spa-worthy CBD bath bombs. Whatever your need, we have the CBD topical for you!

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CBD can be used in a number of ways, taking advantage of its various wellness properties as it interacts with the body’s endocannabinoid system. Because of its wide range of potential benefits, you’ll see CBD products formulated for everything from sleep to general wellness. One area where CBD has particularly intriguing potential is in topical usage. With topicals, CBD is absorbed through the skin (as opposed to, say, the digestive tract or the lungs). This allows the CBD to give local relief directly to a particular area. This usage can vary from creams and balms, that give relief for aches, pains and irritation, to relaxing skin-care products, such as masks and bath bombs.

What I like about CBDfx’s topical line is that, in addition to always using pure, organic CBD, they also take advantage of other proven natural ingredients, such as botanical extracts (like peppermint oil or lavender oil) and time-tested white willow bark. Their ingredient profile is always pure, natural and, most importantly, effective! I highly recommend their topical line as a great natural alternative to most of the over-the-counter products you’ll see in stores, which can contain various toxins and other potentially harmful ingredients. And every CBDfx product is cruelty-free, which is a big plus for an animal lover like me!

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Dr. Anna H. Chacon

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What Are CBD Topicals?

CBD topicals are products from which the CBD is absorbed through pores in the skin. Topical hemp oil products include CBD creamsCBD balmsCBD lotionsCBD bath bombs, and more. CBD topicals serve a variety of needs, including relief for minor aches and pains that can occur in the muscles and joints, as well as soothing care for the skin. Topicals, such as CBD bath bombs, can also help the body and mind to relax and unwind, calming the nerves and relieving stress.**

The Benefits Of CBD Topicals

Your body actually makes its own cannabinoids, called endocannabinoids. These are part of a cell-signalling system called the endocannabinoid system. Endocannabinoids are neurotransmitters that attach to receptors throughout the body. CB1 receptors are primarily found in the central nervous system and the brain. CB2 receptors are found in the peripheral nervous system, as well as other organs and tissues. There are other important receptors, as well: TRPV1 and TRPA1. TRPV1 works with the regulation of body temperature and in perceiving the sensations of heat and pain, while TRPA1 senses itching, cold, and environmental irritants. When endocannabinoids bind to these receptors, they send out messages to the various systems and organs and help them to maintain homeostasis, or balance. This helps your body to regulate such crucial functions as sleep, mood, memory, motor control, appetite, pain management, stress, and more.

CBD and other cannabinoids mimic the effects of the body’s endocannabinoids, bringing wellness support throughout the body.** CBD topicals are designed to make the most of that interaction with the TRPV1 and TRPA1 receptors, in particular, giving soothing relief for skin irritation as well as relief for minor aches and pains. Because CBD topical creams and related hemp products are so effective, people return to them again and again for relief against minor pain.

Different Types Of Products

We offer a variety of topical CBD products to benefit everyone from athletes and workout warriors to people in everyday walks of life, who seek the calming relief of CBD. Many of our CBD topical products are also designed for self-care, giving blissful relaxation as well as soothing CBD effects.

CBD Creams

Water-based creams allow the CBD to sink more deeply into your skin, to give relief for deeply buried muscle tissue. Our CBD Muscle and Joint Cream is designed to soothe minor aches and pains, and is bolstered by several effective natural ingredients, including cooling menthol and natural white willow bark and caffeine. Many people use this CBD lotion after workouts, runs, or bike rides, but we also love it for a good temple rubbing at the end of a long day.

CBD Balms

CBD balms are oil-based, which allows them to stay active on your skin surface for a longer period of time. This makes this particular type of CBD body oil especially effective for skin irritations. Our CBD Calming and Moisturizing Balm Stick is a great mess-free and portable topical CBD option. Blending broad spectrum CBD with soothing shea butter and Roman chamomile oil, as well as active botanicals like lavender, chamomile and tea tree oil, this topical CBD balm is perfect for on-the-go skincare support. Our CBD Muscle and Joint Balm Stick is a great portable option for minor aches and pains. With broad spectrum CBD and camphor oil, plus peppermint and wintergreen oils as well, this topical CBD oil balm is a must for every gym bag! 

Pros & Cons Of CBD Cream

Among CBD’s many wellness benefits are its positive effects on the body’s CB2 receptors.** When you rub in a CBD cream, it penetrates directly into the affected area, delivering benefits where you need them the most. This can help reduce minor pain and soreness in your muscles and joints.

Really, the only cons of using a CBD cream are for people who don’t fully understand that there are different types of CBD products that serve different purposes. If you’re looking for daily wellness benefits or relaxation and sleep benefits, a CBD cream won’t help you like a CBD oil tincture or edible.

Experience The CBDfx Difference

At CBDfx, we only use CBD derived from organically grown hemp, so that you never have to worry about pesticides, heavy metals, or other potentially harmful chemicals. And because of our clean and safe oil extraction process, our CBD doesn’t contain any of the solvent residues you might find in the hemp products from cheaper CBD brands. You can verify the purity and potency of our CBD products by looking at independent, third-party lab reports, which we provide for all of our CBD creams, topicals, and other products. Your safety and satisfaction are our top priorities!

Frequently Asked Questions

For topical CBD cream and CBD body lotion, simply rub the cream onto the affected area of your skin. You should feel the effects of the CBD within an hour, though you may feel it as quickly as 15 minutes depending on bioavailability factors. If not, you can reapply the CBD cream over the affected area, if necessary. We recommend not applying CBD cream more than three or four times in a day. With CBD masks, simply follow the instructions on the packaging telling you how to apply the mask, then simply sit back and relax while the CBD sinks into your skin.

CBD topicals can offer relief that lasts up to six hours, depending on bioavailability factors. These factors can include height, weight, metabolism, tolerance, and other variables.

There’s not really a “right” answer as to whether a CBD topical or CBD taken orally is more effective. Certainly, CBD edibles and sublingual CBD oil can serve a variety of purposes, from sleep support to daily wellness and more. CBD topicals have a very specific purpose. Topical cream products are either designed to help minimize minor pain in the muscles and joints or provide soothing relief for skin care.** For these purposes, we recommend CBD topicals, because they are directly applied to the affected area and bring immediate CBD relief.

It’s safe to use CBD topicals, such as creams and balms, as often as you like. CBD is a non-toxic compound, so using CBD topicals regularly shouldn’t be an issue for you. We do, however, try to advise people not to apply CBD topicals to the same area more than three or four times a day, simply because you’ll have diminished CBD effects and likely build up an unnecessary tolerance to CBD.